Thread: Defender battery apparently extinct

In my Defender Td5 I have an Exide Premium 12v EA 1000 1OOAh 900CCA starter battery, which I bought in Germany in April-May-June 2014 (I don't remember exactly). Since then, through the European winter and through very hot weather, the engine always burst readily to life at first touch. Until tonight.

Instead, I got a clicking sound (and the interior lights, which run off this battery, don't work). The battery is under the driver's seat. I had a look and found that the plastic insert, of which the battery condition indicator is part, had completely blown out and on top of the battery was a small amount of acid. After replacing the insert, I get a yellow reading, which for the LR original Delphi YGD 100860, means 'do not charge or jump start: battery must be replaced?. On trying to start (again) there was no sound, then, later, I got the same clicking sound as before.

I presume I'm going to have to fit a new battery but I'd like to know why this might have happened and if it might happen again with a new battery. Also, I wonder if some other parts might be damaged, if, in other words, replacing the battery isn't going to solve the problem.

At present I'm parked at a petrol station 30km from Mendoza, Argentina, and 8km from the nearest town., so am probably lucky as I was about to head into more remote areas.

Any advive or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Get a new battery that is designed for use in rough conditions, for example; earth moving machinery ( Caterpillar is one brand that offer a well constructed battery ), tractor, forklift and some marine batteries.

After replacing with a new battery, I would get someone to check the charging voltage with a voltmeter.

A dirty earth connection or faulty regulator in the alternator, can lead to a new battery being damaged by over voltage while charging ( Cooked ).
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